Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25
HORSE GOSSIP

The two-year-old FLY Nina De, by Nut
wood, 21SA, out of Adelaide, 2 1857 IL 10
said, can show 240 gait now, although
just broken. 81
Count Valensin of California has refps
ed an offer of $4,000 for Fawn. the dam of
,TEn, ~ the phenomenal two-year old
This surely is the brood mare age
=, There are 99l entries for the meeting NJ
IiIe 0aratoga racing association in July
ana August next, an increase of naariyy
3OO over 1885 and l15 over last year
The bay mare Kitty Cook, 9. PC. nv Abra-
nam, dam by Ethan Allen, in foal To- lie.
tator Jr., has been sold to ! FIournaS
columbus, Ga, to 5. 5. Ofut & 70
Georgetown, Ky. ''
The, great trottng stallion Hespertan
owned by Mr.. G. Arkell of st. Thomas
mas oeeh sofa TO Mr., Guy II Jrton of Lin
coin, Neb., and will be trotted througb
the Western circuit.
The celebrated stallion "Roland ., vvbo
Will spend the season of 1887 at the Rnt
land DRIVING park, will arrive here Nav
and VIII be in charge of the well known
horseman, George w. Hoffman
j; Malcom Forbes, owner of the famous
ysGht puritan has bought of +. Alderman
OF Lexington, Mass the three. year-old
chestnut stallion Sherwood, sired by
WedgeeWood, dam Sherline by Phil Sheri-
Dan. The reported price is $500.
Plattsburgh parties have arranged for
match between Chester A. and the
sherman horse, on Chazy Lake, on Thurs
DAY, March gath, for 800 a side, best three
in five mile heats, national rules to GOV
ern. 9'
Edward Barlow of this city has a pafr Of
brown horses which are fine steppers
lhey are l514 hands and are by Winooski
7Ol, dam by General Knox. Their speed
mas never been developed, but for a road
team they are hard to beat.
=; &; Dempsey of Springboro, Pa, has
sold the trotting stallion, John Splan.
Rice. He was sired by Enchant 4io'e dam
ii:1s6dy Spring, and is said to have brought
$4,000
G. f. Emery Of Cleveland q is tbe or,,,
man in the world owning five trottinp stat.
Mons with records better than 2 30 They are
C paIron, 2i953; Brown Wilkes" 221$(:
Hermes," 227 l-2.
Major B. G. Thomas's famous imnorted
stallion King Ban died at I,exinpton Kv
Wednesday of spinai meninaifiS ~,
Ban was foaled in 1870 and was sire Of
Runster, Ban Fox, King, Fox Gold Ban.
Highhight, Banburg and others of promi,
nence. He was valued at $50, 900.
A number of prominent borsamer il,
Glens Falls have recently orpanized u
company to be known as the Clan Mn.
Breeders Association II is nronosad -
give two days races for two, three and
four-year- Odds some time in October of the
present year, open to colts owned in north.
ern New York.
Thomas Moore of Lexington XIV hos
sold to j. II. Ewslt &, Co, the hav vyasnDli H9
FLY MAY Nollin.n bv Victor Won Riss
marck," dam "Henrietfa ;; hv "ti,n,1a,9,
for $1,000 Also to the firm the bav ween
ling colt Judge Terry" by Twilight" dam
Carmne," by " Bourbon Clay" for $500
The Vermont Vallev STOOL proaao.a,
association is located at Wbita Rivar
Junction, Vt. Communication add ressed
to DR.. G.. w. Hoffman secretarr nf tSa
Vermont Valley Stock Breeders, .Ssociae
ton, White River Junction. VT, will re-
ceive a prompt reply, ''' WIZ
Georoa IT U;oLs of poooo,, D.,- -
just taken under his wing two nromisin@
Lamberts, Addison .Ir nv Addieon ans
betr, five. vear-old STANDING IA bands
which won the Hooker stakes at the Yer,
mont Breeders meeting last fail and a
four-year-old PAGER. called Arthnr e ht
Ben Franklin. ~
Irving Carnenter of pantor hos cold .,
colt sired bv II i Gainaois '' st oUit. d
Rrnno to Mr. Fam Of %anro,. s.at'i e,..
5000 and Henry Danvatp hos LILA ' ~, noI
hrotbar 70 Car1aD D Ias soi !5o an own
William H. Ten Brooke has heen ofTeraS
800 for his mare blossom " sired hv tha
same animal
A Vermont subscribor ,rri+os. e., NJ
Hartman If Nnrth Crafts 49, ". "a ~.
one of the hest stallion colts ~ y, GMns
ty. He was foaIed in isSG - st tn19 ''G III
hands high and wos sirad w.. 3 1Jui -
a grandson Of Wambrino cbief 10 Iar W. fl,
Toronto hv Tornntn Shief' ua;i -"iss
thomas .Teffersnp mis- cait Ill j., h sire oi
color and ia called Idol KIN, o'o"u III
n Aohlovof NtiIto, ,,.ni.o .-,,-
:, a, d; ASuIey oi milton writes as follows:
Cnrbin wants soHehodv 70 ~ nrtS onaI Cape'
mont horse that hos fo ~ ero ua out el
Rev Soi% and haaf er ra11i ~ IeIolu man
I viii nnne nna irat ~ ,eiau i th oouLty'
Tonir raSod Iii ~ '9S u piease tne captain
Cbft;ya'rdan oomt 49, % Dtem VI burlington,
STnitiii Shief udI,n, uaf uiaie sIreu Dy
EtSnn ,,,hn uairi 10y iloiaorus Young
"r n "no n"9 record ol @2!&t'
Inc -hTIQr ana Farmer says: The
taIk ABOUT the fastest trottlng record over
a vermont track which started in this de
pc, ~, nrt lev meeAs ago Is neihg caught
hprsss NV IN ra riru p'pe,i nicn puollsn
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